Meghan Markle's Best Beauty Looks

Meghan Markle's wedding hair and makeup may have been one of her most celebratory beauty moments, but she's been giving us plenty of inspiration throughout her career. She perfected her signature side part and glowing base as Rachel Zane on Suits, but that wasn't the beginning of her beauty experimentation.

On the red carpet, Meghan has tried it all: sunlit bronzer, golden cat-eyes, and glossy lips. And while, as a royal, there are certain beauty "rules" that Meghan has to follow (including no bright nail polish, no heavy eyeshadow, and no shiny lipgloss), she continues delivering some of our favorite looks.

Scroll through to see Meghan's beauty style evolve over time, and keep an eye out for her favorite product recommendations along the way. We'll be trying these immediately.

September 2006

More than a decade before she was royalty, Meghan Markle landed one of her first gigs as a briefcase opener on Deal or No Deal. Her early '00's look featured a signature side part (complete with side bangs), big barrel curls, and a high-shine lipgloss.

October 2011

June 2012

For someone who tends to stick with a neutral palette, this purple shadow was a total departure from Meghan's usual look. She framed her eyes with XL lashes (probably care of her favorite mascara, Diorshow Iconic), and pulled her hair into a sleek ponytail to put the focus on her smoky lids.

October 2013

Long before she was making headlines with her signature messy bun, Meghan wore the evening version to the 2013 New York Film Festival. She paired her elegant updo with a glossy lip and a smudged-out cat eye.

November 2013

Yet another take on the classic bun! Meghan rocked a sideswept version of the 'do at an event in London in 2013. To keep her skin looking matte under the bright camera lights on the red carpet during her acting days, she often relied on Makeup Forever's HD Powder.

June 2015

Whenever Meghan wanted to switch things up with a smoky eye, there was one product she knew she could rely on. "If I'm going to amp it up for night, then I use M.A.C. Teddy eyeliner, which is a really beautiful brown that has some gold in it," she told Allure. "A makeup artist I work with often, Kayleen McAdams, turned me on to it. It's what she uses on Sofia Vergara."

November 2017

For Meghan and Harry's engagement photos, the bride-to-be went more minimal than ever with her makeup — and had one very important requirement for the look. "Every time I'd do her makeup, she'd say, 'Can we just make sure my freckles are peeking through? I don't want a ton of foundation," her makeup artist, Lydia Sellers told PopSugar, adding that she is "so confident with herself and her look, and she sticks with that."

March 2018

In March, 2018, Meghan made headlines when she appeared at an official visit with Prince Harry rocking a messy bun, which reportedly broke royal protocol. However, in her subsequent steps into the royal spotlight, she made it very clear that her favorite hairstyle was here to stay.

April 2018

As she got ready to become an official royal, Meghan opted for a more neutral palette than she had at past red carpet events. "My routine is very simple — I call it the five-minute face," she told Allure in 2014. "I's just YSL Touche Éclat, curled lashes, mascara, Chap Stick, and a little bit of blush. That is my favorite kind of look."

May 2018

For her wedding day, Meghan stuck with the same fresh-faced makeup that has become her signature. "We focused on the eyes because they're so expressive and her favorite feature, so we wanted to give them the attention they deserve to compliment everything else," her longtime friend and makeup artist Daniel Martin told Brides. Creating the look required a surprisingly minimal amount of products: "Waterproof mascara, lash accents on her outer corners, and filled-in brows," he said, and used lip balm instead of a stick or gloss to create a "healthy moisturized lip." And of course, hairstylist Serge Normant framed her face with — what else? — a center-parted bun.

May 2018

For her first official appearance as the Duchess of Sussex (and as Prince Harry's wife!) Meghan topped her low side-bun with a traditional British fascinator and dewy skin. Some of her favorite products includeTatcha Rice Enzyme Powder for exfoliation, Jan Mari glycolic serum for a glowy post-cleanse boost, and Revitalash to keep her lashes as long.

June 2018

June 2018

For an official visit with Queen Elizabeth, Meghan opted for a classic blowout. However, she received criticism on Twitter for the look "not being windproof" after it blew into her face during an event. Personally, we think she looks amazing.